What does ‘Liberation’ mean to Bangladeshis?

To mark the 50th Victory day of Bangladesh, Youth Opportunities and the High Commission of India recently launched a writing competition titled "What Liberation means to me?"

The competition was launched by Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram K Doraiswami on December 15, 2020, during an intergenerational dialogue arranged by the High Commission of India and Youth Opportunities, said a press release.

Osama Bin Noor, co-founder of Youth Opportunities said, "We want to ask the youth the following question: What does the word Liberation mean to you?"

During his speech, Doraiswami credited the initiative for being an excellent opportunity for the youth of Bangladesh to express their views. "Given the history of 1971, the word Liberation has a deep rooted meaning for Bangladesh."

Osama Bin Noor, co-founder of Youth Opportunities said, "We want to ask the youth the following question: What does the word Liberation mean to you?"

Makshud AM Manik, another co-founder of Youth Opportunities, said, "Through this competition we want to bring out the creativity of Bangladeshi youth," the press release added.

The competition is open to all Bangladeshi youth aged between 18-35 years living in Bangladesh or abroad. They can choose to write the essay either in Bangla or in English.

Winners will be awarded with prizes ranging from crests to laptop. In addition, the winning essay will be published in the "Bharat Bichitra" magazine, the press release said.

Submission deadline for the competition is January 10, 2021.